Latch.



W. MOEGE.

LATCH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911.

1,021,258. Patented Mar.26, 1912.

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MOEGE, OF PABKSTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

LATCH.

Specification of Letters I'atent. Patented Mar. 26,1912.

Application filed June 5, 1911. Serial No. 631,245.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, WILHELM Moron, a citizen of the United States, residingat Parkston, in the county of Hutchinson and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements .in

Latches, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to locks and more particularly to that class that come under the heading of latches. T r

The objects of this invention are to provide a simple and inexpensive form of latch,

that is,.particularlv desirablefor use on a the like.

barn door, gate and The particular feature of thisinvention is that 1t is very simple, and has suchflfew.v parts that it will practically possibility ofthe latch at the same time. .it acts,

opening and closing,-

' cilit' as to be particu kin s of uses.

In the accomp'anging drawings ,7 p

. e mp embsdl-fi illustrate 'by way 0 ment'of this invention, Figure l-repbresents a view in elevation of. a ljatclifem j this invention; Fig. 2 removed. Similar reference similar parts In, carrying eliminate any getting out of order,

an with such a-g; -edge of this. plate; vShould-fit'rbe desiredto larly'jdesirabl to all unlock'the latch, theisjsimply. raised is a detail either t characters. refer to: throughout the drawings. f out thisinvention the draw-' ings will be referred to in which- 1 represents a plate a fiat pieceof material bent back on-itself," as to leave a-space 2 v so that a ring 3canv holes 4 are providedbut in such a manner in its front portion,

suitably move therein, in the end portionof the plate for the in-, or fastening the latch to the gate, or to be looked, a rivet which is made outof othersuitable article 5 is front ortion' of theplate, in order to prevent t e ring plate,

A hasp ring 3 when the same "3 from; slipping from. the and for other obvious-reasons.

6 is provided ior receiving the is placed'in a suitable l i f dyin "' -t ve,' iat: 'the"same time the ring ocki'pitoper-servesto givea somewhat resilient, action to the latch. 1

i Obviously-, while there is provided in the -rial similarly havingft to onebanother andiprovided with holes ,thereth'rough for fastening means, thesides position to engage with it. This hasp can be of'any suitable shape, but that shown in the drawings is preferred, and. a flat plate made froma single strip of material bent on itself, and drilled with ho'les for the holding screws, is provided.

In operation, and as appliedto a sliding door, the door is pushed to its closed position, in this movement it causes 'the ring 3 to engage with the edge of the' beep 6, which causes the same to rise up and out of the'way of the hasp 6, until the ring is over the open portion of the hasp, when the-ring will fall down w its lowest position and actas a lock for the latch,because it will'be noticed that in' pulling back on the latch the inner edge of the ring will' engage with-,the outer edge portion of the.

hasp 6, which will cause the'r'ingto bind'on lock was integrally".projectingfrom the i fnp and unlockedfrom the hasp',ithereby,per-

'initting, the latchto be "unlocked and the ,gateto bezopened as desired.-.

It will.bejl'noticedthat the-hasp is very shown but one Y constructionof 'this invention it is notide- "sired to limit this application in any way 'otherwi'se than necessitated by the prior art, as ma ymodifications' of the construction offithis flin venti'on may" be -made without fdeparting-'fro Having thus: 'this invention it l the principles thereof.

is claimed: 1

.AI'latch for gates comprising v .9 bent back upon themselves, a

combination a pair offlat piecesof matehjeir' end portions brought adj acent' of thecentral portions of said pieces being the outer edge of-"the plate 1 and act as if suiipleand'that its actio is strictly posi-' shape of the-- so P sages thei'ethrong h; a ring loosely disposed Within one -Of said pes'sgiges, and means rigidly secured to'the sides qf'one pf said pieces-for supportlng said rlng, said passage in the seeond piece being-arranged td receive said ring and. to act as a keeper. for

- the same.

D H menses Witnesses 'WJLHELM MOEGE. 

